I am honored to again have received a perfect score from Maine Conservation Voters for my voting record on environmental Issues. A summary of the scoring can be found here .

The Legislature passed several pro-environment measures this spring: a bond issue for clean water infrastructure, state policy to plan for solar power, and establishment of a commission to study the effects of ocean acidification on Maine’s coastal fisheries. In addition, we put the brakes on a damaging rollback of the state’s metallic mining laws. Several good proposals, however, were passed but vetoed. Like so much of the session, we found ourselves playing defense as often as we were working to advance our policies.

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Erik C. Jorgensen represents Maine House District 41 - Part of Portland. This blog represents his own opinions and not those of the Maine Legislature, Maine Democrats, or anyone else. To read more about me, click here